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'Small' cut to cholesterol can reduce heart attack and stroke risk by 80pc
- njarboe 7y ago"Scientists looked at people with genes that are linked to lower blood pressure and cholesterol. They then compared them to other healthy adults to calculate the benefit." Going from a study like this to implying that taking drugs to lower cholesterol and blood pressure is just as good for health is just incorrect and is what gives all these health suggestions such a bad reputation.
- rahimnathwani 7y agoThe title is misleading. The study didn't seek to answer that question. It was specifically designed to answer: "What is the association between GENETIC VARIANTS related to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and lower systolic blood pressure (SBP) with lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease?" [emphasis mine] The abstract says specifically that it didn't find the relationship suggested by the article title: "The relationship between exposure to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and lower systolic blood pressure (SBP) with the risk of cardiovascular disease has not been reliably quantified." The published study is here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2749533 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2749533